Binswanger's Disease

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Synonyms

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• Binswanger's Encephalopathy
• Multi-infarct Dementia, Binswanger's Type
• SAE
• Subcortical Dementia
• Vascular Dementia, Binswanger's Type
• Subcortical Ischemic Vascular Disease

Disorder Subdivisions

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• None

General Discussion

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Binswanger's disease is a rare, progressive neurological disorder characterized by injuries (lesions) to the blood vessels supplying the deep white-matter of the brain. Affected individuals usually experience a gradual loss of memory, cognitive, and behavioral abilities, usually over a ten-year period. In some cases, symptoms and physical findings associated with Binswanger's disease may stabilize or improve for a brief time; however, in most cases, progression of the disorder usually returns. Affected individuals experience progressive memory loss and deterioration of intellectual abilities (dementia), strokes, paralysis of one or the other side of the body (hemiparesis), electrical disturbance in the brain (seizures), and/or an abnormally slow, unsteady walk (abnormal gait).

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Resources

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National Association for Continence

PO Box 1019

Charleston, SC 29402

United States

Tel: 8433770900

Fax: 3423770905

Tel: 8002523337

Email: memberservices@nafc.org

Internet: http://www.nafc.org



Alzheimer's Association

225 North Michigan Avenue

Suite 1700

Chicago, IL 60601-7633

USA

Tel: 3123358700

Fax: 3123351110

Tel: 8002723900

Email: info@alz.org

Internet: http://www.alz.org



Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center

P.O. Box 8250

Silver Spring, MD 20907-8250

Tel: (301)495-3311

Fax: (301)495-3334

Tel: (800)438-4380

Email: adear@alzheimers.org

Internet: http://www.alzheimers.org



NIH/National Institute on Aging

PO Box 8057

Gaithersburg, MD 20892-8057

Tel: (301)496-1752

Tel: (800)222-2225

Internet: http://www.nih.gov/nia



National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

31 Center Drive

8A07

Bethesda, MD 20892-2540

Tel: (301)496-5751

Fax: (301)402-2186

Tel: (800)352-9424

Email: braininfo@ninds.nih.gov

Internet: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/

For a Complete Report

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Last Updated:   10/15/2003

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